Lynden to Consider Street Sweeper Purchase
Lynden may buy a street sweeper and sprinkler after the council rejected all bids for street cleaning. A committee of Bostwick Stuart and Oldemeyer will review offers as firms present various proposals with materials or service only. The council also tabled Fifth Street paving and filed the Grover Street Improvement District No. 11 assessment roll.
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Lynden
Bostwick
Stuart
Oldemeyer
Fifth Street
Grover Street
Christmas offer includes 225 cards and year of papers
The Tribune offers a Christmas package for 1.90 with 225 cards and seals plus a year’s subscriptions to The Tribune Inter Ocean and Farmer American Farming. Inter Ocean and Farmer features grain markets farm news and a strong women’s page edited by James Keeley. American Farming lists farm problems and expert writers. Little David Kollart, age 4, was treated for a scalp wound after a toy hatchet incident at Roe’s Mill on Tuesday.
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The
Tribune
Inter Ocean
Farmer
American Farming
Chicago
James Keeley
Europe
Agricultural
David Kollart
Roe’s Mill
David
F. L. Wood
Paul Martini Recovers from Serious Illness
Paul Martini of Laurel, long ill, is now recovering under care of Drs. Compton and Mounter. Public health officials have not issued further updates on his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Martini
Laurel
Drs. Compton and
Mounter
The Massa and the Sheepfol' Gather in the Night
A poem recounts a slave owner calling in his scattered sheepfol' as a cold night rain and sleet begin. The hired shepherd explains some are black or frail, but all the rest are brought in. The master guides the flock to safety while the animals gather and enter the warmth. The verses reflect antebellum imagery and longing for shelter.
High School Notes and Holiday Schedule
The Girls Literary club hosted mothers at the high school with a program including piano solos, sketches, vocal duets, debates on state tax policy, mandolin and guitar pieces, and recitations. Students will enjoy a two week holiday after exams. next events include a basketball game at Blaine on December 12 and a debate in Bellingham on December 18 with North Side High. Lynden’s team supports the affirmative on taxing land values for local state revenue, featuring Lela Breckenridge, Charles Kamm, and Albert Booman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Knapp
Arletta Carter
Ernestina Zweigman
Alberta Huen
United States
Louise Jackman
Lila Smith
Ethel Storrey
Mesdames Knapp
Serrurier
Beach
Blaine
Bellingham
North Side High
Lynden
State of Washington
Lela Breckenridge
Charles Kamm
Albert Booman
Russia’s vodka ban sparks call for American legal aid
In a Kansas City Star column reflecting on a Russian ban on alcohol, the writer urges constitutional scrutiny, due process, and a possible legal remedy. The piece mocks bureaucratic loopholes and exhorts Russian citizens to seek American legal advice amid despotism.
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Russia
Free America
Kansas City Star
Machine Guns in World Armies and Firing Tests
The article surveys the Maxim in Britain the Hotchkiss in France and the Schwarzlose in Austria with machine guns attached to infantry units two guns per battalion. It notes rapid fire rifle cartridges and recoil used for reloading and cites a Pearson's Weekly test where 42 British marksmen fired 408 rounds and scored 62 hits in one minute against a machine gun.
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Puteaux
Pearson's Weekly
Tribune Acts To Protect Readers In Advertised Purchases
The Tribune announces a new policy guaranteeing readers against losses from purchases made through its ads. It will refund money if a seller refuses to honor truthfully advertised wares. The paper rejects Caveat Emptor and pledges truth in news and advertising.
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The
Tribune Today
Tribune
November Honor Roll Lists Many Local Students
Superintendent P A Wright announces November honor rolls for public schools. The long list includes First Grade scholars such as Roger Beckis and Arie Buregraff, with many names across Second through Eighth grades and High School.
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P. A. Wright
Roger Beckis
Arie Buregraff
Donald @ruikshank
Harrison Dimmick
Iven Jamieson
Walter Miller
Lovell Marden
Boyd Ramsey
Milton Smith
Robert van Patten
Harold van Patten
Alvin Vinup
Hezel Austin
Freda Klocke
Evelyn Ecker
Irena Francisco
Dorothy Jackson
Laura Knott
Alberta la Compt
Ethel Lopas
Mildred Miller
Rosalie Mitchell
Bula Miller
Florence Miller
Ercel Rogers
Elma Scott
Ruby Scott
Margaret Sbhagren
Beulah Serurrier
Emma Vanos
Lynden Overpowers Sumas 28 to 12 in Rough Second Half
Lynden High School defeated Sumas 28 to 12 on Friday night in a game marked by a clean first half and rougher play after halftime. Team members were Capt. August Jacobson Gale Edson Frank Haedley Fred Hadley Paul Zylstra Cecil Jamieson with referee John Breckenridge.
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Lynden High School
Sumas
Lynden Boys
Blaine
August Jacobson
Gale Edson
Frank Haedley
Fred Hadley
Paul Zylstra
Cecil Jamieson
John Wolfe
Mrs Fisher
Cecilia Hathaway
Edna MeeKinnon
John Breckenridge
Methodists to Hold First Quarter Conference
The first quarterly conference is set for Saturday at seven thirty p m at the Methodist Church. All are invited to hear the planned business and welcome Rev Canse and his wife who will attend an informal reception afterward. Refreshments will be served. On Sunday morning Rev Canse will fill the pulpit and he and his wife will be guests of Rev and Mrs Ashby.
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Methodist Church
Canse
Ashby
Proclamations Finalize First Direct Vote Laws
Governor Lister issued formal proclamations making the prohibition and anti employment agency laws official state statutes. The measures, though challenged in court, gain official status as laws with the governor’s proclamation equated to signing a bill. Prohibition provisions do not take full effect immediately upon proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lister
Amuli-Employment Agency
Mexican family depicted after home destruction in revolution
A photo of a Mexican family with all possessions after their home was destroyed in a revolution reached Lynden via Mrs. Phoebe Judson from her grandson aboard the U S S Raleigh at Acapulco Mexico. He writes the image shows what the revolution has done for the Mexican people and hopes they end the conflict for a peaceful, prosperous nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Phoebe Judson
U. S. S. Raleigh
Acalpulco
Mexico
Washington forms eleven member Belgian relief committee
Governor Lister names eleven prominent citizens led by Judge Thomas Burke of Seattle to draft a state wide plan for relief to starving Belgian non combatants. He also asks Governors West of Oregon and Haines of Idaho to coordinate with Washington Belgian relief efforts for maximum effectiveness in the Pacific Northwest.
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Lister
Thomas Burke
Seattle
Oregon
Haines
Idaho
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Mrs Pengborn Visits Delta Family For Thanksgiving Week
Mrs C E Pengborn spent Thanksgiving week at the Delta home of her son E L Lash.
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C. E. Pengborn
E. L. Lash
Delta
Lash and sister attend Lynden church concert
Fred Lash and his sister Mrs. Dewey attended a concert at the M. E. Church in Lynden, enjoying the event together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lash
Mrs. Dewey
M. E. Church
Lynden
Father and son visit improved patient in Sedro Woolley
Nels Jacobson and his son August visited C. P. Nelson in Sedro Woolley on Tuesday and found him much improved in health.
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Nels Jacobson
August
Sedro Woolley
C. P. Nelson
Local Women Named in Community Directory
Frances Knapp Elsie Schuyleman Ernestine Zweegman Anna De Boer Irene De Golier Alma Ecker Viola Gosch Alice Haveman Blanche Jacobs Ethel Leming Gladys Stauffer Mabel Steffe Ethel Storrey Marie Bauman Mabel Ericson Flovilla Hathaway Bertha Haveman Ruth Oakes Omma Oldemeyer Dorothy Pace Theresa Ribbow Lila Smith Mildred Smith Fern Stuart Jacoba Tromp Stella Weiler Bertha Zysset listed in town notices.
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Clifton Axling
Russell Bayes
Joe Campbell
Frank Elder
Chester Green
Lee Holmes
Homer Jackson
Walter le Complte
Johnny Penn
Ray Pixley
Lyle Rogers
Roland Shagren
Frances Wood
Martin Waldeme
Henrietta Barendse
Justine Cusin
Mabel Crosier
Mildred Fountain
Sylvina Klocke
Phyllis Lindsey
Ella Payne
Norma Rogers
Leota White
Leona White
Teddy Dean
Vernon Dimmick
Frank Penn
Hercy Jackson
Walter Johnston
Harley Knott
Pearl Lindsay
Egbert McSorley
Clarence Moody
Robert Rinehart
Francis Showers
Leonard van Patten
Floyd Young
Laverne Ramsey
Maude Walker
Gladys den Adel
Evelyn Dunker
Fligia Holmes
Dorothy Knott
Karima Ruseo
Nellie Austin
Perl Francisco
Edith Hall
Ethel Hell
Meg Lundgren
Georgia Redd
Marguerite
Bernard de Nui
Raymond Bateman
Albert Burgraff
Hugo Burgraff
Welter Daniels
Frank Dean
Roscoe Hall
Lemuel McDaniels
Ardis Young
Tom Young
Bennett Gale
Sadie Bauman
Pearl Baxter
Almed« Booman
Hilda Elder
Irene Hooverson
Mabel Knott
Lanora Myers
Ruth Manegal
Bessie Showers
Etta Vinup
Mildred Waples
Bessie Biehler
Edna Bradley
Lela Breckenridge
Jennie Haveman
Hazel Lowrey
Elizabeth Schuyleman
Thressa Stone
Esther Swenson
Helen Lindseth
Frances Bloom
May Burk
Matilda de Valois
Lucile Ecker
Cecilia Hathaway
Alberta Huen
Ruth Ireland
Orel Jackman
Frances Knapp
Elsie Schuyleman
Ernestine Zweegman
Anna de Boer
Irene de Golier
Alma Ecker
Viola Gosch
Alice Haveman
Blanche Jacobs
Ethel Leming
Gladys Stauffer
Mabel Steffe
Ethel Storrey
Marie Bauman
Mabel Ericson
Flovilla Hathaway
Bertha Haveman
Ruth Oakes
Omma Oldemeyer
Dorothy Pace
Theresa Ribbow
Lila Smith
Mildred Smith
Fern Stuart
Jacoba Tromp
Stella Weiler
Bertha Zysset
Kensington Club Christmas California Meeting Highlights
Election of W. R. C. officers at Saturday’s meeting named Janey Palmer as president and others in leadership roles. A dinner was planned for Friday December 11. The Kensington Club hosted a festive evening at the Wright home with five hundred played at seven tables, Holly and poinsettias decorating, and dainty refreshments after.
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Janey Palmer
Florence van Patten
Kate White
Madelen Bay
Marion Kelsey
Margaret Broadway
Mattie Bradley
Mary Rinehart
California
Kensington Club
P. A. L. C. Wright
Frank Knapp
Mark Hammond
George Hall
B. V. Mounter
J. C. Besch
D. L. Beckes
D. Mulder
P. M. Serrurier
George Frick
W. H. Waples
F. L.wood
E. M. Whitaker
S. H. Lewis
Workmen's compensation gains ground in 22 states
The industrial insurance commission's third annual report notes 22 states have adopted compensation laws following Washington. It highlights population growth since enactment and a drop in litigation costs in principal counties due to fewer personal injury suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Insurance Commission
Washington
Elders and Deacons Elected at Reformed Church
Elders named J. Van de Kamp J. Meenk William LeCompte Descons William Wetering A Ver Brugge and G Assink. Mrs Paul Wenner leaves after visiting her parents S A Thompson for a month to Wenatehee then Carlton Washington accompanied by her brother Earl Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
J. van de Kamp
J. Meenk
William LeCompte
Descons
William Wetering
A. Ver Brugge
G. Assink
Paul Wenner
S. A. Thompson
Wenatehee
Carlton
Wash
Earl Thompson
Ladies' Musical Club to host meeting at Mrs Wrights home
The program lists Masie of France and Belgium an article on France and Belgium and papers on Saint Saens Belgian music and national songs. Performers include Miss Landaal Miss Topping Mrs V Bussard Miss Gilliland Miss MacDaniels Miss Cole and Mrs P A Wright plus instrumentals and duets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Musical Club
Hom
L. C. Wright
Masie
France
Belgium
Miss Landaal
Miss Topping
Saint Saens
V. Bussard
Saint Sxens
le Cocq
Sampson and
Delilah
Miss Gilliland
Miss MacDaniels
Streabbag
Miss Cole
Mms. P. A
Funeral for Arie Kranendonk Held Last Week
Rev. J. G. Brouwer officiated the funeral for Arie Kranendonk age 54 who died of cancer. He was the brother of John Kranendonk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Brouwer
Arie Kranendonk
John Kranendonk
Ellen M Cameron Seeks Presbyterian Church Reinstatement
Miss Ellen M. Cameron of Carnegie Allegheny County Pennsylvania writes from her Lynden residence seeking confirmation that the Presbyterian Church, said to have fallen into disarray during the panic, has been reorganized and started anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen M. Cameron
Lynden
Carnegie
Allegheny County
Presbyterian Church
Bertha Ogle Selected for Whatcom County Grand Jury
Mrs. Bertha Ogle has been selected for the Whatcom County Grand Jury. The note records her appointment to serve on the county’s grand jury, as announced in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Ogle
Whatcom County
Grand Jury
The Power and Duty of Personal Influence
A reflective piece on influence by George Matthew Adams. It stresses that personal influence is enduring and travels outward, shaping friends happiness and success. Each person controls whether their influence brings sunshine or shadows and bears on the day’s collective work.
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George Matthew Adams
Scovill Bateman Axling Elected In Municipal Ballot
G W Scovill F E Bateman C R Axling and Wilder R Jones won in Tuesday’s city election. Scovill and Bateman take two year council terms Axling one year Jones continues as treasurer. Total turnout 217 with council race results by tickets and a separate treasurer vote for Miss Helen E Smith. Officials named were W I Baker W E Topping and George Worthen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Scovill
F. E. Bateman
C. R. Axling
Wilder R. Jones
Scovill
Mr. Bateman
Mr. Axling
Mr. Jones
Citizens
B. Oldmeyer
A. M. Riddle
People’s
Socialist
R. R. Helder
George Bostwick
People’s Ticket
Wm. A. Bauman
Helen E., Smith
W. I. Baker
W. E. Topping
George Worthen
Washingtons Big Oat Crop and Prohibition Vote Report
The Crop Reporting Board projects Washington state oat production at about 13,959,000 bushels for 1914, with an acre yield of 47.0 bushels and farmers receiving around 44 cents per bushel. National oat output is an estimated 1,136,755,000 bushels. A new state agriculture department biennial report, 121 pages, is issued. Official election canvass shows prohibition with an 18,632 edge, sweeping most counties except six.
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Washington
D. C
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
State Department of Agriculture
Babcock
Prohibition
King, Pierce
Thurston
Jefferson
Mason
Garfield
House by the Side of the Road Poem Reflection
A poem by Sam Walter Foss urges living near life’s passing crowd and choosing friendship over judgment. It contrasts good and bad in humanity and champions compassion for travelers and strangers alike. The speaker rejects cynicism and isolation.
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Sam Walter Foss
Firemen Hold Meeting After Our Fire Cleanup
The firemen met Monday evening and received a humorous letter from a retiring member. Miss Helen Smith presented a box of cigars in gratitude for the department’s service during the fire two weeks ago. A vote of thanks was given to Miss Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Smith
Mise Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sarah Pratt McLean Greene
Lynden Basketball
Methodists
Scovill, Bateman
Axling
Lita
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